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Experimental Collection (page 8)

Background imageExperimental Collection: Royal Navy submarine with zebra stripe camouflage, WW1

Royal Navy submarine with zebra stripe camouflage, WW1
Royal Navy submarine towards the end of the First World War, with experimental zebra stripe camouflage. Date: circa 1918

Background imageExperimental Collection: Nord 1500 Griffon, an experimental aircraft to test a co?

Nord 1500 Griffon, an experimental aircraft to test a co?
Nord 1500 Griffon, an experimental aircraft to test a combination turbojet-ramjet

Background imageExperimental Collection: Nord 1500 Griffon, an experimental aircraft

Nord 1500 Griffon, an experimental aircraft to test a combination turbojet-ramjet

Background imageExperimental Collection: Nord Aviation Vega experimental ramjet missile

Nord Aviation Vega experimental ramjet missile

Background imageExperimental Collection: Fokker M6 monoplane, Austrian Air Force, WW1

Fokker M6 monoplane, Austrian Air Force, WW1
A Fokker M6 monoplane belonging to the Austrian Air Force during the First World War. It had a two-seater experimental design with an 80hp Oberursel engine, and first flew in June 1914

Background imageExperimental Collection: Police Uniforms 1969

Police Uniforms 1969
Police officers wearing experimental uniforms from 1969 - Not general issue. Metropolitan Police Date: 1969

Background imageExperimental Collection: Uniformed gentlemen with a 1903 Matchless Experimental

Uniformed gentlemen with a 1903 Matchless Experimental
Group of uniformed gentlemen pose for a photograph with a 1903 Experimental Matchless motorcycle trailing a wicker one seater carriage/car circa 1903/4

Background imageExperimental Collection: English Workings 1

English Workings 1
English workings - the Abbots Cliff tunnel on the English coast where some of the preliminary experimental workings took place. Date: circa 1884

Background imageExperimental Collection: Cartoon, Scientific Researches

Cartoon, Scientific Researches! New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or, an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air, by James Gillray

Background imageExperimental Collection: WW1 - Air Action - English SE5 and German Albatros D. Va

WW1 - Air Action - English SE5 and German Albatros D. Va
WW1 - A photograph capturing two aeroplanes in action from below viewpoint. The British biplane fighter aircraft S.E.5, (Scout Experimental 5)

Background imageExperimental Collection: WW1 - Air Battle - English SE5 and German LVG aircrafts

WW1 - Air Battle - English SE5 and German LVG aircrafts
WW1 - A photograph from an aerial viewpoint of a British biplane fighter aircraft S.E.5 (Scout Experimental 5), and a German LVG (Luft-Verkhers-Gesellschaft), in air battle. Date: circa 1915

Background imageExperimental Collection: McDonnell XP-67 -shown at its public debut, this fighte

McDonnell XP-67 -shown at its public debut, this fighter was one of several wartime offerings ruined by their experimental engines

Background imageExperimental Collection: Friedrichshafen FF37 or CI two-seat biplane

Friedrichshafen FF37 or CI two-seat biplane
Friedrichshafen FF37 or CI two-seat pusher-engined experimental German biplane. It did not reach the production stage. Date: circa 1916

Background imageExperimental Collection: Fokker D XXXIII -a Dutch experimental fighter proved un

Fokker D XXXIII -a Dutch experimental fighter proved underpowered

Background imageExperimental Collection: Focke Wulf FW 191 -an experimental bomber design that p

Focke Wulf FW 191 -an experimental bomber design that proved too advanced for its time

Background imageExperimental Collection: Fisher XP-75A -seen with Allisons test pilot, BT Red

Fisher XP-75A -seen with Allisons test pilot, BT Red Hulse First flown in November 1943, only 13 of these experimental interceptors were built

Background imageExperimental Collection: Curtiss Wright XP-55 -an interesting but unproductive

Curtiss Wright XP-55 -an interesting but unproductive back to front experimental fighter

Background imageExperimental Collection: Descent by parachute of Jacques Garnerin from a balloon

Descent by parachute of Jacques Garnerin from a balloon.. Experimental descent by parachute from a balloon by the Jacques Garnerin, October 1797

Background imageExperimental Collection: 1938 Experimental Radio Broadcast from Grahamstown, Maclear

1938 Experimental Radio Broadcast from Grahamstown, Maclear, near Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Showing James Gamanye with the Receiver. Date: 1938

Background imageExperimental Collection: Hi Jolly Memorial

Hi Jolly Memorial
Memorial to Hi Jolly, a Syrian Al-haji whose name was too difficult to pronounce. The inscription reads: THE LAST CAMP OF HI JOLLY BORN SOMEWHERE IN SYRIA ABOUT 1888 DIED AT QUARTZSITE DECEMBER 16

Background imageExperimental Collection: Experimental tripod mounting for Vickers gun

Experimental tripod mounting for Vickers gun
Experimental tripod mounting for.303 inch Vickers gun; side elevation. W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co. Ltd

Background imageExperimental Collection: Rocket firing tests by G. H. Davis

Rocket firing tests by G. H. Davis
Firing rockets across half a continent: the new V2 test range. The UK-Australian experimental guided missiles range, with 1200 miles from firing point to coastline

Background imageExperimental Collection: Germanys expenditure on aircraft by G. H. Davis

Germanys expenditure on aircraft by G. H. Davis
Germanys new expenditure on her aircraft: five years planned expenditure on airships, sheds and aeroplanes. Illustrating the latest military experiment with Zeppelins -- guns on the roof

Background imageExperimental Collection: Major Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powells Quadruplane

Major Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powells Quadruplane
In 1909 the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain (which was to evolve into the Royal Aeronautical Society) owned an experimental flying ground at Dagenham

Background imageExperimental Collection: Major Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powell at Dagenham

Major Baden Fletcher Smyth Baden-Powell at Dagenham
In 1909 the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain (which was to evolve into the Royal Aeronautical Society) owned an experimental flying ground at Dagenham

Background imageExperimental Collection: Curtiss H4 Small America, 3546, ?Incidence Boat? was fit?

Curtiss H4 Small America, 3546, ?Incidence Boat? was fit?
Curtiss H4 Small America, 3546, ?Incidence Boat? was fitted with an experimental hull and tested at RNAS Felixstowe

Background imageExperimental Collection: Pictured alongside an Armstrong Whitworth AW52

Pictured alongside an Armstrong Whitworth AW52 experimental tailless aircraft at Bagibnton Aerodrome are, from left, T.O.M



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